Planetary Atmospheres and Urban Society After Fukushima
This collection examines the events of Fukushima in Japan in terms of urban sociology and cultural politics, both as a planetary event and a dual economic and environmental crisis which indelibly marked Japan and the wider global community. It considers w
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Planetary Atmospheres and Urban Society After Fukushima
Planetary Atmospheres and Urban Society After Fukushima
Christophe Thouny • Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto Editors
Planetary Atmospheres and Urban Society After Fukushima
Editors Christophe Thouny The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto Waseda University Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
ISBN 978-981-10-2006-3 ISBN 978-981-10-2007-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-2007-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016958111 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover image: © zixia / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company address is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #22-06/08 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Acknowledgments
This book would not have been possible without the support of our colleagues and friends who attended the “Fukushima Japan” and “Planetary Love” workshops organized at the University of Tokyo from 2012 to 2015 and the lively and convivial gatherings at Sawayaka where we continued our discussions and prepared for further meetings. In particular, we thank Reiko Abe Auestad, Veruska Cantelli, Jillian Healy, Saeko Kimura, Christine Marran, Anne McKnight, Sharity Nelson, Flavio Rizzo, Marc Steinberg, Shoko Tanaka, and Max Ward. Special thanks to our editor Christopher Lehrich who did an admirable job preparing the manuscript. And to Jean-Paul Thouny for the cartography. We are also grateful for the generous financial assistance provided by Waseda University for the publication of this book.
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Contents
1 Planetary Atmospheres of Fukushima: Introduction Christophe Thouny
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Part 1 Planetary Thinking After Fukushima
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2 “Dying Wisdom” and “Living Madness”: A Comparative Literature of the Errant Star Satoshi Ukai, translated by Philip Kaffen
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